now, you might recall, before the election, president obama said if re-elected, which now he has been, he thinks he can come up with a deficit deal within six months. the clock is now ticking. lynn? >> sure is. tracie, thanks. well, bill karins is back with your national and regional weather. bill, west coast is getting slammed as well. >> especially the northern rockies. they're going to see a significant early-season snowstorm and a blizzard in some cases. mostly, our friends in montana are getting the brunt of this one, but you can already see the players coming into place, some moisture streaming up from the south with the jet stream and you can see the big upper level low spinning off the coast of seattle and portland. going to bring showers there. but this front has come through and brought cooler temperatures, setting the stage for an impressive early winter season storm. areas of pink winter storm warnings, you can see the majestic color, those are warnings. northern california expected to get snow at higher elevations, but not so much in the cascades. not a lot of moisture av